Oregon State senior defensive tackle Stephen Paea has been awarded the 2010 Pac-10 Conference Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year, league commissioner Larry Scott announced Tuesday. Paea won the award based on a vote by the conference's 10 head coaches.
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2008 (Sophomore): James is part of an experienced cornerback unit...good size for a CB, much like senior Keenan Lewis.

2007 (Freshman): Made 12 tackles as a redshirt freshman...played in every game.

2006 (Redshirt): Redshirted

Personal: Born in West Covina, California...son of James Dockery and Janet Watley...has two siblings, Andre and Denise...his uncle, Ronald Cochran, played offensive lineman at Indiana and his father received a football scholarship to attend USC...undecided major.